Handwriting Expert Says Meghan Markle's Signature Reveals Surprising Things About Her

This is not the first time experts closely studied the Duchess of Sussex's penmanship. In 2018, Town & Country commissioned forensic handwriting examiner Sheila Lowe to look at two of Meghan Markle's signatures, one from 2016 and one from 2018. Lowe utilized a practice called Gestalt graphology, which considers qualities such as the spacing of letters, the physical appearance of letters, and writing movement (think of it as the rhythm and speed with which you write).

What did she find? Chiefly, Lowe claimed Meghan Markle's signature had changed between the two dates. "What the change shows is there's a greater need for privacy in the second one, which makes perfect sense," Lowe claimed. "She's living under a microscope." The expert also noted that the second signature is only her first name, which matches with Prince Harry's signature next to hers. "That allies her with him," she said. 

However, looking at a signature won't tell you everything about a person. "I always use the example it's like looking at a photograph of somebody's nose and nothing else," Lowe explained. "You can tell a little bit about them, but without the context of the whole face, your information is very limited." It's also apparently somewhat difficult to analyze since Meghan is a trained calligraphist. Ultimately Lowe decided Meghan's handwriting suggested she would be a good fit for the royal family.